While many on the PGA Tour have raised eyebrows this week following Rory McIlroy's decision to skip the first leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs at the St. Jude Championship, one player director on the Tour board isn't sounding the alarm on protocol changes.

Seventy players qualified for the first round of the playoffs at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, but only 69 will tee it up at TPC Southwind this week.

Rory McIlroy said months ago he might skip the first FedEx Cup playoff event in Memphis this year. Did he follow through? Here's the latest update: